Cell Cycle Notes Flashcards
many events in ______ occur in cycles: the seasons, the tides, etc. _____ _______ are no exception
nature
Living organisms
One cycle common to most living things is the ___ _____
cell cycle
As the cell goes through the cycle, it will pass through ___ periods: a period of ____ and a period of _____
2 Periods
growth and division
the cell cycle is a sequence of _____
growth
Interphase can be divided into ___ phases
3 phases
G1
S
G2
G1 Phase
During this phase, the cell ____ rapidly and makes ___
______ are being made and _____ are being produced
grows rapidly and makes ATP
proteins are being made and enzymes are being produced
S Phase
During the phase, the cell ___ or replicates its chromosomes (__)
Copies
DNA
G2 Phase
the cell undergoes a second _____ and ____ producing phase.
Mitochondria and organelles are made at this time.
growth and energy
Some cells have a cell cycle that lasts for ___ minutes (bacteria) while other cells have a cell cycle that lasts for ____ hours.
20 minutes
87 hours
a cell spends a good amount of time in ____ getting the cell ready to undergo ____/cell division
interphase
mitosis
most cells are between __ and ___ microns in diameter. a ____ cell is pretty small, with a diameter of just 8 microns.
2 and 200 microns
a Blood cell
_______ of nutrients into the cell and waste out of the cell ____ cell size
diffusion of nutrients
Cell limit cell size
____ limits cell size
DNA
what are the 3 phases of interphase? and what happens during them?
G1 phase
S
G2 phase
out of G1 phase, S and G2 phase, which one lasts the longest?
G1 phase is the longest
